Furniture.



PATENTED MAY 29, 1906. W. R. DEAN. l

FURNITURE. AlPLIGATION FILED JAN.18, 1905.

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WILLIAM R. DEAN, OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

FURNITURE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 29, 1906.

Application iilel January 18, 1905. Serial No. 241,579.

. particularly to chairs, benches, settees,A and the like seats.

The object of this invention is to provide novel forms of metallic supports for'seats which will be practically indestructible, comparatively light in weight, inexpensive to manufacture, and simple inconstruction.

The invention aims to provide supports for seats which can be'tran's orted in a knockeddown form and assembled where the seats are 'to be'used. 'The supports which I have constructed are adapted when used in connection with chairs to rigidly support the back.

of said chair, and I have provided a novel form of rocker which can be easily used in connection with seats constructed in accordance with my invention.

- With the above and other objects in view the invention finally consists ,1n the novel` construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically ointed out in the claims, and, referring t0 t e' drawings accompanying this application, like numerals of reference designate corresponding'parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a pers ective view of a chair constructed in accor ance with m invention. Fig. 2 's an elevationof one of t e rear legs or sup orts. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a frame used in connection with the sup orts of a seat. Fig. 4 is an elevation, part y in section, of one of the front legs or supports. Fig. 5 is a bottom lan view of a seat having my im roved 'metallic supports secured thereto. ign is a detail enlar ed perspective view of a lrocker adapted to e used in connection with my improved seat-supports; and Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view of a rocker, illustrating the manner in which my improved seat-supports are secured thereto.

The invention in its broadest aspects comprehends the use of 'metal as supporting means fora seat, and to this end I have illustrated my invention .as applicable to a chair;

but it will ofcourse'be understood that my novel form of supporting means may be readv ily used in connection with benches, settees, stools, and such furniture as is support-ed by legs. In some instances, such as a chair, I form the rear legs whereby they will firmly and rigidly support the back of a chair, and this construction can be readily used in connection withsofas' and furniture having rests adapted to support the back of a person using the furniture. I preferably form my improved supports of a light and durable metal, which can be readily formed to the desired shapes or sheared to conform to the different shapes in which they are to be used.

In the accompanying drawings the reference-numerals 1x1 designate rear legs of a. p chair, and- 2 2 front legs, and in Fig. v2 of the drawings Ifhave illustrated one of they rear legs, which is adapted to support the back of a chair. The metal from which the leg is formed is angular in cross-section, and the endof the leg gradually tapers to form a sleeve/2. This sleeve is formed by bending the edges of the angular leg together, andy said sleeve is adaptedto embrace a piece of rubber or wood 3. The sleeve end of said leg is flared, as indicated at 4, whereby the leg may more firmly embrace apiece ot rubber or wood mounted in the same. This piece of rubber or wood is employed to prevent the metal leg .fromscratchinga floor or injurin01 a carpet upon which it sits, and in lieu of t is rubr or wood any resilient material can be use The angular faces'of the leg are provided with a plurality of apertures' 5, 6, 7 and 8, and the apertures 5 and 6 are adapted to receive screws or suitable fastening means for securing the le to the back of the chair, as illustrated in ig. l of the drawings. rear legs of the chair are identical in construction, and the lower ends thereof are preferably bent outwardly to more firmly support the chair-seat 9. To brace said legs and hold them in engagement with said chair, I em- 'loy a plurality of frames 10, one of said rames being illustrated in Fig. 3 of the draw- I ings. These frames are angular in construction and are cut away, as indicated'at 11, forming depending ends 12, and the said ends are provided with apertures 14 14, and the Harige 15 of said frame is provided with a plurality' of apertures "16, whereby said frame may be secured to the bottom of the seat of The IOO

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the chair by screws 17. The ends of the llange 15' are sheared, as indicated at 18, whereby frames 19, 20, and 21 maybe positioned upon the bottom of the chair to support the front legs 2 2.

The front legs are identical in construction with the rear legs, .with the exception that they are made shorter, as illustrated in Fig. 4 ofthe drawings, and the angular faces of said legs are provided with apertures 22 and 23. The frames 19, 20, and 21 are secured to the bottom ofthe chair by screws 24, and the frames 10, 19, and 20 are secured to the angular faces of the rear legs by nuts and bolts or rivets 25. The frames 19, 20, and 21 are secured to the front legs 2 2 of the chair by simi- 'lar fastening means 26.

This construction forms al substantially rectangular frame beneath the seat of the chair, and the beveled edges of the flanges 16 abut against onev another, and together with the means of fastening and bracing said frames together 4forms a substantial and rigid supporting means for the seat and back of the chair.

In Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings I have illustrated a metallic rocker which can be readily employed in connection with rocking-chairs constructed-with my improved supporting means, and these rockersare formed by a substantially channel-shaped piece of metal 427, the edges of which are bent inwardly, as

indicated at 28 28, to embrace a strip of rubber or wood 29, which is employed for the same purpose as the piece of material 3. To secure these rockers to my improved metallic supports, the flared end 4 of each leg is preferably split and bent outwardly to embrace the rocker, as indicated at 30, a suitable fastening means, such as a bolt and nut 31, being employed for securing the legs to the rockers.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, it will be observed that I have provided a novel form of metallic supporting means for chairs and the like furniture, and it of course will be understood that the frames of my improved supporting means can be stamped or embossed to represent different designs or configurations that may be employed to enhance the general appearance ofthe furniture.

vWhile I have herein illustrated the preferred manner of constructing my improved metallic supports. togetherwith the rockers, it is `obvious that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a chair the combination with a seat, of four angular metallic legs and four metallic frames, each frame consisting of a single piece of metal having an inwardly extending pierced flange along its upper edge, each frame being attached at its ends to two of said legs, and the seat being attached to the inwardlyextending flanges of all of said frames.

2. In a chair, the combination with a seat, and a back, of angular metallic legs, two of said legs extending above the seat and'embracing the two corners of the seat and the edges of the back, four metallic frames consisting each of a single piece of metal having an inwardly-extending pierced flange along its upper edge, each frame being attached at its ends to two of said legs, and the said seat being attached to the inwardly-extending flanges of all of said frames.

3. A 'chair-frame comprising in combination angular metallic legs, two of said legs eX- tending above the other two, and being adapted to receive the corner of the seat and the edges of the back, and four metallic frames consisting each of a single piece of metal havmg an inwardly-extending pierced flange along its upper edge, said frames bei-ng attached at their ends to said legs.

4. In a chair, the combination of four metallic legs, each leg being formed of an angleiron of L shape in cross-section and metallic frames, each frame consisting of a single piece of metal having an inwardly-extending pierced flange along its upper edge, each frame being attached at its ends-to theinner surface of one of the angular sides of two legs,

and the seat being attached to the inwardlyextending langes of the frames.

In testimony whereof I aflix my 'signature in the presence of two witnesses.

p WILLIAM R. DEAN. Witnesses:

K. H. BUTLEN, E. E. POTTER. 

